Inexpensive Outdoor (woodsy, natural) Wedding Venue in Northern CA

Super excited about being engaged…but that is starting to dwindle every time I start looking for a venue and come up empty handed.

I am looking for THE MOST INEXPENSIVE venue possible for a Summer 2014 wedding.

I am very chillaxed with the whole wedding thing and don’t need much as far as fancy-ness goes. I want it to be out in nature where my friends and family can enjoy the festivities to the wee hours of the night.

I was almost even thinking of doing it in a park or middle of the forest or even on camping ground but then there is the question of the recpetion.

What part of nor cal are you thinking about? I’m getting married outside of a refurbished barn in sacramento. It’s surprisingly in a neighborhood but it’s pretty quiet and on beautiful land! Plus, it’s only $900 for the day (a saturday) with a $65 cleaning fee. The reception takes place inside the barn but people can wander outside if they please. It is a pretty DIY place but I don’t think you can beat the price.

Edit: its capacity is “175” for seating and it’s called crawfords barn if you’re interested.

That’s pretty much what I want too! Fi and I are getting married in the forrest and then having the reception at a wine museum. It’s an old heritage building that suits the forrest theme. What if you got married in the forrest and then had your reception at another venue that is forresty/outdoorsy like a barn or an open concept building with lots of open beam wood or something?

They don’t have accomodations but I am blocking rooms at a best western nearby for guests and a few other rooms for my bridal party at a bed and breakfast nearby.

Unfortunatley the website isn’t helpful but if you choose to go for a visit you will understand why. No amount of pictures do it justice! If you call the ranch Deanna, the owner, will talk your ear off describing it. She has been incredibly helpful!

@sharkchomp: I love the pie ranch! I’ve seen a couple weddings there and they’ve always turned out so fun!

Sorry, I really don’t have much to add here. There are a TON of beautiful, inexpensive, woodsy venues in NorCal. It’d be hard to choose just one but for under $5000, it can totally be done. I would definitely check out Placerville and Healdsburg.

I went to a wedding at a lovely bed and breakfast with a few cabins on site for lodging, the bride claimed to have paid for the whole wedding for under $12000 so I can only imagine that it would be affordable. I don’t have a bad thing to say about the site, it was beautiful. Huge trees and TONS of wildflowers and apples and plums on the site and a supercool clawfoot tub.

Tahoe would also be another option as wedding vendors are very plentiful out there and there’s no shortage of woodsy, campgroundsy venues. I don’t know how expensive it is but I always imagined that if we were going to get married in Tahoe, it would be at Camp Richardson, best of luck!

Up super north by me there is ponderosa ridge ranch. 2500 for their outdoor site, gorgeous barn, bridal cottage. And chairs and tables for up to 200 people are included. But the ranch is up here in Redding which may be too far for you 🙁